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Dusky-capped woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus
The dusky-capped woodcreeper (Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Bolivia and Brazil.
The dusky-capped woodcreeper weighs about 22 to 28 g (0.78 to 0.99 oz). It is a smallish, slim, woodcreeper with a slim decurved bill. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults' crown and nape are grayish brown becoming warm brown on the back. Their wings, uppertail coverts, rump, and tail are brown with a rufous tinge. Their chin and throat are whitish to buffy-white. Their underparts are brown with blackish-edged whitish streaks. Their underwing coverts are rufous-brown. Their iris is dark brown, their bill pale brown with a pinkish tinge and a darker tip on the mandible, and the legs and feet usually blackish slate or grayish. Juveniles are similar to adults with the largest difference being their shorter, straighter, and yellowish bill.
Aliases
Lepidocolaptes fuscicapillus, Rondonia woodcreeper